World Health Organization member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.

Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic.

The Agreement is watered down with qualifiers, lacks enforcement mechanisms and specifies no penalties for failures to meet ...

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Dr Armstrong Alexis, says the formal adoption of the ...

Members of the World Health Organization adopted an agreement on Tuesday intended to improve preparedness for future ...

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the commitment shown by the Organization's Member States which, ...

Surprised murmurs transformed into a prolonged standing ovation among delegates at the World Health Assembly on the evening of May 19, 2025, when they realised that no member state would oppose the ...

The stark lessons of the COVID-19 crisis fuelled our collective resolve to forge a more robust and equitable framework,” said ...

In a landmark international agreement that marks a major turning point in global public health policy, Member States of the ...

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has praised the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement during the Health Working Group ...

Following the formal adoption of the Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2025, the Caribbean ...